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it is a mini u.s. economy. this is after a reduction government spending, equivalent to eliminating the entire government today. the same thing happened in new zealand. when i grow you crisis and drastically retrench government interference in regulation, the economy takes off. everybody is stunned. particularly demand side economists are stunned because they can't understand creativity that comes as a surprise to us and is the heart of capitalist economics. >> george gilder, one of the solutions often disguised as a balanced budget amendment, something you discuss in "wealth and poverty." >> i think a balanced budget amendment is. it's a gimmick. since it's a genetic it can be countermanded by other mandates special regulations. it's almost meaningless, but it gives politicians a sense that they are doing some thing to discuss the problem. they aren't doing anything to address the problem when they attempt the balanced budget amendment. what we need is not accounting given that. we need to release on the front
it is a mini u.s. economy. this is after a reduction government spending, equivalent to eliminating the entire government today. the same thing happened in new zealand. when i grow you crisis and drastically retrench government interference in regulation, the economy takes off. everybody is stunned. particularly demand side economists are stunned because they can't understand creativity that comes as a surprise to us and is the heart of capitalist economics. >> george gilder, one of the...
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egyptians have a pronounced dislike for the u.s. and u.s. policy. but what i would argue is that if that pronounced dislike is that even when we're playing the hands-off role, we might as well have egyptians dislike us and tried to do something good in supporting democracy in the country. and it could've been really helpful now. if morsi was aware where the u.s., you know, had its so-called red line, if he had a sense of that, before december 22 maybe he would've thought about it doing it differently. >> thank you. i'm going to use the chair's prerogative and just ask my own 2 cents on that question. i think we have heard two very thoughtful views, and aei can add a third, which is this. the united states has its primary interest in egypt's stabilization. because stability in egypt is essential for stability in the region, and for the stability of key relationships in the region that are deep interest to the united states. we saw the very clearly in the way the u.s. very assertively stepped up in the gaza crisis to work with egypt on stabilizing the
egyptians have a pronounced dislike for the u.s. and u.s. policy. but what i would argue is that if that pronounced dislike is that even when we're playing the hands-off role, we might as well have egyptians dislike us and tried to do something good in supporting democracy in the country. and it could've been really helpful now. if morsi was aware where the u.s., you know, had its so-called red line, if he had a sense of that, before december 22 maybe he would've thought about it doing it...
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the u.s. at 8 eastern on c-span2, the president and incoming ceo of the nation's second biggest provider of medicare health plans, and at 8 eastern on c-span3, a discussion on scientific predictions about the future and the impact they have on public policy. .. but i think that there's no other art form so readily accessible other than perhaps film, which we work with, too. but it is something -- there is something in literature that just captures the human spirit. >> this weekend, we look behind the scenes at the history and literary life of new york's capital city, albany. saturday at noon eastern on booktv own c-span2, and sunday at 5:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. >> now, a former iranian political prisoner talks about the abuse she suffered. she is joined bay former obama administration at visor on iran who discusses iran's program. the foundation for the defense of democracies held this event. >> good morning. it's a very interesting panel so i want to get quickly into questi
the u.s. at 8 eastern on c-span2, the president and incoming ceo of the nation's second biggest provider of medicare health plans, and at 8 eastern on c-span3, a discussion on scientific predictions about the future and the impact they have on public policy. .. but i think that there's no other art form so readily accessible other than perhaps film, which we work with, too. but it is something -- there is something in literature that just captures the human spirit. >> this weekend, we...
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and europe equivalent to ashburn and the buildings in the u.s.. and i know that in particular because the two cables down the east coast of africa does have their major hubs, their major nodes at telehouse in london. from their it's a straight shot to the landing place, again a fascinating place partly because it's in the same spot as the ancient port. this is always the place where the international -- >> host: andrew blum were and where these undersea cables that you refer to lade and by whom? >> guest: while there have been telegraph cables across the atlantic for 150 years now. the current generation of cables, pledged it depends on how you count, the individual strands or cable systems ,-com,-com ma sometimes two or even three individual strands, there are 10 or some say 12 of them across the atlantic. the current generation was all laid since the broadband boom in the mid-90s and the first was finished and 90 7-up until about 2002 when the last one was that and they are owned by a few different kinds of companies. they are all owned either b
and europe equivalent to ashburn and the buildings in the u.s.. and i know that in particular because the two cables down the east coast of africa does have their major hubs, their major nodes at telehouse in london. from their it's a straight shot to the landing place, again a fascinating place partly because it's in the same spot as the ancient port. this is always the place where the international -- >> host: andrew blum were and where these undersea cables that you refer to lade and...
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schools u.s. work forces. together, that is a skills compact that i think the country could easily get behind and support so i think that is highly important as we think of the skills issue going forward. i think some of the issues i heard talked about before are critical to that as well. what are we doing in the pipeline? what are we doing from the earliest ages to make sure underrepresented groups are taking to science? why do we have the dropoff in middle school around young women? when's the long term strategies? i think we have to hit on -- we have to attack this on all cylinders. we have to have an all of above strategy but while we do the long term strategy to have a greater supply of stem workers and high skilled workers, we should not take the eye off what to do in the short term. one of the most powerful statistics from the president's science and technology council was the idea that you could have a significant effect on the number of workers we have if you just ensured there's a higher garaguation
schools u.s. work forces. together, that is a skills compact that i think the country could easily get behind and support so i think that is highly important as we think of the skills issue going forward. i think some of the issues i heard talked about before are critical to that as well. what are we doing in the pipeline? what are we doing from the earliest ages to make sure underrepresented groups are taking to science? why do we have the dropoff in middle school around young women? when's...
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when he made the run for the u.s. senate seat, given the politics of arizona, he shifted back and became a border hawk, much like john mccain in 2008, build that dang fence first now. he is safely elected he might be one of the key runs that brings up and pushes for comprehensive immigration reform in the u.s. senate, and one interesting survey note that came from the latino decisions poll on election eve, was a question that asked latino voters in arizona about their willingness to vote for republicans if they took a leadership rope on comprehensive immigration reform, and 39% of latino voters said if the republican part ensured passage of immigration reform that would make them more likely to vote for the republican party, and that tells republicans in arizona that, rather than pursuing a strategy that perhaps arpaio and russell pearce chose to do in the pass anyway want to rethink their strategy in arizona. >> which leads abuse the issue of the -- over the last generation has steadily moved from a democratic voting
when he made the run for the u.s. senate seat, given the politics of arizona, he shifted back and became a border hawk, much like john mccain in 2008, build that dang fence first now. he is safely elected he might be one of the key runs that brings up and pushes for comprehensive immigration reform in the u.s. senate, and one interesting survey note that came from the latino decisions poll on election eve, was a question that asked latino voters in arizona about their willingness to vote for...
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i start in the u.s., i and in the u.s.. i feel as though the story is particularly needed in the united states. i don't believe that people in pakistan or china need to hear this because the seat. even in pakistan has really struggled with so much potential. i think it is the next greatest store, the next global opportunity and the resources we wouldn't tell people that because they would be investing heavily and the dividends with other people but it's just on the cusp of happening. really exciting. and so, it's frequent in this country. and it's for anybody that believes there's a possibly in the future they are wondering why it isn't happening more quickly. >> so why are china, india, pakistan -- why are they where they are economically if they are on the cusp? what is going not right in those countries that's growing right here in the united states? >> pakistan doesn't have the momentum so they are in a different category. >> brazil, take brazil. >> again, the thing that constrains growth in every country and the symbol
i start in the u.s., i and in the u.s.. i feel as though the story is particularly needed in the united states. i don't believe that people in pakistan or china need to hear this because the seat. even in pakistan has really struggled with so much potential. i think it is the next greatest store, the next global opportunity and the resources we wouldn't tell people that because they would be investing heavily and the dividends with other people but it's just on the cusp of happening. really...
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when the u.s. attorney approach me and asked me if i was interested in the job, i was going to different excuses as to why didn't want to go to washington. i was very happy being with a prosecutor. i was getting married. finally, when all those arguments had failed, i said in a very dramatic way, by the way, you know that i am, in fact, a registered democrat. and he kind of winced. and i thought i came back and said i contributed to barack obama two weeks ago to his campaign. [laughter] but it was not a political point, it was a narrative that appointment. they thought i had the right experience to protect us giant bailout from criminal fraud. >> neil barofsky, when you look back at the administration itself, not how it was administered, but the legislation, what were some of the flaws come interview? >> i think what often happens, it is understandable given the sense of emergency this was a hastily crafted bill. one of the things as it had a lot of policy goals in the bill. but it didn't have the
when the u.s. attorney approach me and asked me if i was interested in the job, i was going to different excuses as to why didn't want to go to washington. i was very happy being with a prosecutor. i was getting married. finally, when all those arguments had failed, i said in a very dramatic way, by the way, you know that i am, in fact, a registered democrat. and he kind of winced. and i thought i came back and said i contributed to barack obama two weeks ago to his campaign. [laughter] but it...
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the u.s. ambassador to china, gary locke, on the relationship between the two countries. >> our first experience was to come in a different way than every other family up here. probably never happen again in history. and it's interesting because after dad was sworn in, we went and took a picture, photo of the family, behind the oval office desk, and that night we didn't get to move into the white house because nixon had left so quickly, so unexpectedly, they left their daughter and son-in-law, david eisenhower, to pack all their clothes and belongings. it literally took seven or eight days. we had to go back to our little house in alexandria, virginia, suburbia, the neighborhood was surrounded by secret service. we had been living there dad was vice president. and i'll never forget. that night mom is cooking dinner. literally, we're sitting around the dinner table, and mom is cooking dinner, and she looked over at my dad and goes, gerry, something is wrong here. you just became president of th
the u.s. ambassador to china, gary locke, on the relationship between the two countries. >> our first experience was to come in a different way than every other family up here. probably never happen again in history. and it's interesting because after dad was sworn in, we went and took a picture, photo of the family, behind the oval office desk, and that night we didn't get to move into the white house because nixon had left so quickly, so unexpectedly, they left their daughter and...
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the u.s. and syria meeting tomorrow in aleppo, the u.s. is preparing, according to reports, to recognize a transitional government and out of this new syrian revolutionary coalition. if there is a transitional government that is recognized, what will the relationship be in regards to the council, will be more ad hoc? and are these local ones sustainable -- and how does it affect the sustainability of the councils going for? >> [inaudible] there are many challenges. first of all, it is bonding during this restoration process. there are 16 battalions that were able to unite at the same time. one of the first issues was trying to tackle this. [inaudible] the first challenge is that -- that the civilians have to be able to defend themselves. it sounds like we are discussing what is meaningful as we are trying to survive. i think this is a very good question. whether or not the civilian efforts work depends on whether the civilians are empowered. in my trip to aleppo, you know, i also understand the military and other perspectives of us. one of
the u.s. and syria meeting tomorrow in aleppo, the u.s. is preparing, according to reports, to recognize a transitional government and out of this new syrian revolutionary coalition. if there is a transitional government that is recognized, what will the relationship be in regards to the council, will be more ad hoc? and are these local ones sustainable -- and how does it affect the sustainability of the councils going for? >> [inaudible] there are many challenges. first of all, it is...
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adam: the u.s. is escalating its involvement in the syrian crisis, sending patriot missile batteries to turkey plus 400 ground troops. it is all part of a nato effort to protect turkey from possible missile attacks coming from syria. how much further could the u.s. military be dragged into a region unraveling by the day? we want to ask peter brookes, senior fellow at heritage foundation. are we getting a quack mire sending troops, 400 of them and the patriot missile batteries? >> no, i don't think so. this makes sense. it is symbolic for the turkey, major ally in that part of the world. in case assad regime fires missiles into turkey or fired at the rebels and end up in turkey. there has been a lot of stuff going on along the border. this will protect turkey, our nato ally, from attack. adam: will take several weeks to set up the patriot missile batteries. >> that's right. adam: if they need the batteries to protect them do they have time for that? isn't the assad regime on its last leg now? >> that
adam: the u.s. is escalating its involvement in the syrian crisis, sending patriot missile batteries to turkey plus 400 ground troops. it is all part of a nato effort to protect turkey from possible missile attacks coming from syria. how much further could the u.s. military be dragged into a region unraveling by the day? we want to ask peter brookes, senior fellow at heritage foundation. are we getting a quack mire sending troops, 400 of them and the patriot missile batteries? >> no, i...
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they want the u.s. economy to be stronger as quickly as possible and robust as quickly as possible because it means they'll continue to ask for. as much as they try to move from an export economy to a domestic consumption-based economy, and the reality is the more americans were coming for money they have in the pocket and the more they'll be shopping in stores. the healthier the u.s. economy is, the more they china will export and that means jobs for the chinese people. >> how much are they actually worried about the united states and how much time and attention are they paying to overdo it and enough relationship versus there are internal issues? >> i think the united states is incredibly important in china and they recognize that not only did their part to always ambassador locke has just described, but in another way i think you could say it's more psychological. it's a 150 year history where china has been trying to chain itself up into big power status. it's not there is very close to being there.
they want the u.s. economy to be stronger as quickly as possible and robust as quickly as possible because it means they'll continue to ask for. as much as they try to move from an export economy to a domestic consumption-based economy, and the reality is the more americans were coming for money they have in the pocket and the more they'll be shopping in stores. the healthier the u.s. economy is, the more they china will export and that means jobs for the chinese people. >> how much are...
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u.s. ambassador to the united nations. now the late breaking devepments on the fiscal cliff talks and the impact of the withdral of susan rice from consideration to be the nxt secretary of state, fox news chief white house correspondent ed henry with our report. >> president obama was not fretting about the fiscal cliff as he strolled to a holiday party joking with fox news about the warm weather and expressing hope for a deal. >> how are you feeling about a deal, optimistic? >> the speaker not so hopeful. >> is this issue, spending. >> again railing against what he claims are not enough spending cuts in the white house proposal and slamming the president's push for executive power to raise the debt ceili, something he says democrats never would have given former president george w. bush. >> to you think there is any chance that senator reid or then senator obama would have done that? zero. congress has never come to give up our ability to control the purse. >> a new poll suggests the publ
u.s. ambassador to the united nations. now the late breaking devepments on the fiscal cliff talks and the impact of the withdral of susan rice from consideration to be the nxt secretary of state, fox news chief white house correspondent ed henry with our report. >> president obama was not fretting about the fiscal cliff as he strolled to a holiday party joking with fox news about the warm weather and expressing hope for a deal. >> how are you feeling about a deal, optimistic?...
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and we at u.s. africa command have chosen to go far and we've chosen to go in partnership with the africans as we seek to address our common problem. so, thank you, and with that i welcome your questions or commends. >> thank you, general. [applause] >> if it's okay, i'll -- there's a handful of questions and then open it up to the audience and thank you for that comprehensive backdrop. one point you raised which i think maybe of us worry about is when you're seeing conflict and synchronizeation of variation actors whether it's a al shack pa or al-shabab or mali. where do you see this going? can you confirm for us you have seen boca haram coordinating with other afillities? and then yaw have all the alicia rhea's popping up. like my kid say, would the real slim shady stand up. you're starting to see a convergence, and i think that gets lost upon people. historically you talk practical cooperation. now you're starting to see strategic cooperation, and i'd be curious -- start maybe with nigeria and bo
and we at u.s. africa command have chosen to go far and we've chosen to go in partnership with the africans as we seek to address our common problem. so, thank you, and with that i welcome your questions or commends. >> thank you, general. [applause] >> if it's okay, i'll -- there's a handful of questions and then open it up to the audience and thank you for that comprehensive backdrop. one point you raised which i think maybe of us worry about is when you're seeing conflict and...
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right now u.s. policy, also civil society and others were sitting on the sidelines here or there was a desire among local forces including younger islamists who want to bring about changes in their political movement in for the large purse sitting on the sidelines here we need to do more. >> we need to move on to the q&a portion here. a few questions from the audience. if you have a question, research and peer to microphone circulating. 10 minutes before we begin to wrap a. >> my name is -- [inaudible] -- washington d.c. what's missing on discussions is the fact that islamists have nothing to offer except for sharia law and muslims are fed up with the sharia law. the other point is there's a new new generation of arabs that face the people. i wrote an article about this, who are very different than their fathers and grandfathers. which we should be focusing on. >> can make it to a question? >> -- something we should be focusing on. our democracy by islamist ideology. what shall we do about the threa
right now u.s. policy, also civil society and others were sitting on the sidelines here or there was a desire among local forces including younger islamists who want to bring about changes in their political movement in for the large purse sitting on the sidelines here we need to do more. >> we need to move on to the q&a portion here. a few questions from the audience. if you have a question, research and peer to microphone circulating. 10 minutes before we begin to wrap a. >>...
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akhil reed amar presents his thoughts on the u.s. constitution the author deems as the accused passages. the constitution can't be understood as original text alone. her historical precedent. akhil reed amar discusses book with clarence thomas at the national archives in washington. this is about an hour 20 minutee >> at evening. i am the archivist of the unite states and isa a pleasure toome welcome you to the national archives and the william g atgowan theater this evening. a special welcome to our friendo at c-span and the other media outlets who are with us tonighto we have a lot of special guests in the audience today, but i could single out senator mikee w leigh who's a good friend of the national archives. senator leahy from utah. [applause] who himself clerked for future supreme court justice, judge alito when he was at the u.s. court of appeals for the third circuit.e united welcome. on monday, constitution of the united states turns 225.s one tonight's program is an assemble the national archives presenteds this month in ce
akhil reed amar presents his thoughts on the u.s. constitution the author deems as the accused passages. the constitution can't be understood as original text alone. her historical precedent. akhil reed amar discusses book with clarence thomas at the national archives in washington. this is about an hour 20 minutee >> at evening. i am the archivist of the unite states and isa a pleasure toome welcome you to the national archives and the william g atgowan theater this evening. a special...
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it has been al qaeda's second in command when the previous number two man was killed by a u.s. drone. drivers are seeing tomorrsome r at the gas pumpsment fuel prices dropped $0.10 over the past three weeks. that's what the average costs for a gallon of regular $3.38. they have the loews prices in the country over 3 bucks a gallon. drivers in long island new york playing highest prices at 3.85. for all of your headlines go to foxnews.com. now back to "huckabee". death. now back to huckabee. >>> detroit is broke. detroit is in big stroubl. officials are figuring out what is the largest fan ever to bankruptcy. we kickoff the quotes of the week. >> after the election of jimmy carter the honorable andrew young he went to washington, d.c. and came back with basics. that's what you do. that's what you do. this is -- othere are people in overwhelming support of the reelection of this president. there ought to be a quid pro quo and you ought to exercise lied der ship on that. why not. >> let's be open about it. quid pro quo. can i tell you why that is a little bit of a problem? in most
it has been al qaeda's second in command when the previous number two man was killed by a u.s. drone. drivers are seeing tomorrsome r at the gas pumpsment fuel prices dropped $0.10 over the past three weeks. that's what the average costs for a gallon of regular $3.38. they have the loews prices in the country over 3 bucks a gallon. drivers in long island new york playing highest prices at 3.85. for all of your headlines go to foxnews.com. now back to "huckabee". death. now back to...
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more over it seems the u.s. can pursue diplomatic engagement with regional partner and allies to leverage their knowledge, expertise, and resources to address the issue. indeed the world remains a complex and dangerous place. we cannot neglect to consider the linkages between instability and central africa and the global terrorist threat. but from afghanistan to syria to iran to north korea, we also must recognize the existence of demonstrate actors and regimes that directly threaten the united states and our allies. therefore, we must ensure that the our military is sufficiently resourced and national leaders prioritize our defense resources toward efforts that are appropriate for the u.s. military and our national vital security interest. i look forward to learning more about the situation on the ground as well as what the u.s. government is doing to address the situation in the drc. mr. smith? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i thank you very much for taking the time to hold the hearing. it's a very important issu
more over it seems the u.s. can pursue diplomatic engagement with regional partner and allies to leverage their knowledge, expertise, and resources to address the issue. indeed the world remains a complex and dangerous place. we cannot neglect to consider the linkages between instability and central africa and the global terrorist threat. but from afghanistan to syria to iran to north korea, we also must recognize the existence of demonstrate actors and regimes that directly threaten the united...
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it has some similarities with the u.s.. another similarity is we had had in the previous couple of decades occasionally mass shootings, about once a year we had a mass shooting. on each occasion, there's a lot of talk about the gun laws, and politicians similar to hear, avoiding the issue saying, "well, we need to look at family values and mental health" and everything else, basically, been too frightened to do anything about the gun laws. the gun lobby always the -- to hurtothreatens politically. the anchor in the public was so high by then that really, that was the tipping point for australia. as you said, the prime minister exercised leadership and call all the states together and said, we're going to fix this. the laws were state laws, so we had a patchwork of different laws. some states had stronger laws, but the weaker ones undermine those with stronger ones. what we got was a scheme of nationally uniform laws, which set a much higher standard in included bans on assault weapons and other measures, which basically mea
it has some similarities with the u.s.. another similarity is we had had in the previous couple of decades occasionally mass shootings, about once a year we had a mass shooting. on each occasion, there's a lot of talk about the gun laws, and politicians similar to hear, avoiding the issue saying, "well, we need to look at family values and mental health" and everything else, basically, been too frightened to do anything about the gun laws. the gun lobby always the -- to hurtothreatens...
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u.s. companies to the best of their pension funds, doing business with iran's energy sector. february of this year he offered a bipartisan resolution passed by unanimous vote of the senate for iran's right to freedom of assembly, speech and due process. day earlier iranians had taken to the street in peaceful demonstrations against the government or pressed by the siege of militia men. in times of peace and conflict he has traveled to the region to preserve the interests of our allies. in july he led a foundation to the middle east to discuss the ongoing threat posed by iran to review developments in the middle east peace process and traveled to saudi arabia, iraq, israel, lebanon, egypt, he met with u.s. troops in iraq and kuwait and iraq with vice president joe biden and general commander of u.s. troops, during the fighting in gaza. senator kc --casey has said we must prevent hamas, israel has the right to set up a naval blockade, key weapons to hamas and responsibility to protect its ho
u.s. companies to the best of their pension funds, doing business with iran's energy sector. february of this year he offered a bipartisan resolution passed by unanimous vote of the senate for iran's right to freedom of assembly, speech and due process. day earlier iranians had taken to the street in peaceful demonstrations against the government or pressed by the siege of militia men. in times of peace and conflict he has traveled to the region to preserve the interests of our allies. in july...
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from the u.s. postal service. because it's nice to have an extra pair of hands around for the holidays. or that printing in color had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet all-in-one series from brother. easy to use. it's the ultimate combination of speed, small size, and low-cost printing. (applause). earlier this week, treasury secretary timothy geithner says the obama administration is more than willing to let america go right over the fiscal cliff. and he will not budge on the president's demands to raise taxes on the top income earners. >> if republicans do not agree to that is the administration prepared to go over the fiscal cliff. >> oh, absolutely, an agreement doesn't involve those rates going up on the top 2%, only 2%, and all of those americans get a tax cut on the first $250,000 of their income. >> well, what if the obama administration lets it happen? what happens to
from the u.s. postal service. because it's nice to have an extra pair of hands around for the holidays. or that printing in color had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet all-in-one series from brother. easy to use. it's the ultimate combination of speed, small size, and low-cost printing. (applause). earlier this week, treasury secretary timothy geithner says...
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it meant we did not trade off one u.s. interests were not u.s. interest. how quickly people would say if the soviet union does something we don't like, let's make them pay with the u.s. interest. instead of one of their own interest. we got away from that as a new negotiating approach. we made away gradually to geneva, where we arrived with some sense of things being very, very different in the soviet union. and one of the trips we have met with one member of the been -- who said you know as new leaders when we got to be in charge, the cupboard was bare. i'm not sure a lot of that had registered in washington where we kept getting a different sense of the soviet leadership, as we went to our dialogue i became -- it again very difficult as a look at what we're getting from intelligence side and what we are seeing across the table. but in geneva as president reagan met gorbachev for the first time, and the two of them that as leaders in front of the very famous fireplace conversation, later walking along the lake, begin to see the emergence were people were
it meant we did not trade off one u.s. interests were not u.s. interest. how quickly people would say if the soviet union does something we don't like, let's make them pay with the u.s. interest. instead of one of their own interest. we got away from that as a new negotiating approach. we made away gradually to geneva, where we arrived with some sense of things being very, very different in the soviet union. and one of the trips we have met with one member of the been -- who said you know as...
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tom: lay field energy ceo said that the u.s. should learn from canada, john? >> look we're the only developed country in the world without an energy policy. we don't know where a pipeline would fit in, we don't know where fracking sits in. we don't know where a fleet of naturallal gas automobiles fit in we have no energy policy, we need to be able to get our resources at home, we need to have the epa to quit being political and make a ruling on horizon fracking and drilling, is it safe, whatever it is to continue to get that like canada getting. tom: now lisa jackson is going out, but it has been very political now they will change people at the top. you have to be dreaming if you don't think that the epa is about politics? >> i am agreeing with you 100%. i hope our president will insist they get past this. you have unemployment north dakota 3 %. you have seen this huge resurgence there, eagle formation in texas because of horizontal drilling, the same in rerenaissance but the epa has to quit being political and make a ruling on the decision, whatever the ruli
tom: lay field energy ceo said that the u.s. should learn from canada, john? >> look we're the only developed country in the world without an energy policy. we don't know where a pipeline would fit in, we don't know where fracking sits in. we don't know where a fleet of naturallal gas automobiles fit in we have no energy policy, we need to be able to get our resources at home, we need to have the epa to quit being political and make a ruling on horizon fracking and drilling, is it safe,...
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u.s. institute of peace. he has helped fund schools in darfur in refugee camps, now belongs to a satellite project with george clooney. mr. prendergast has worked for peace in africa for well over a quarter of a century. then we will hear from mvemba dizolele, who is a visiting fellow at stanford university's hoover institution, and professor, lecture and african studies at johns hopkins university school of advanced international studies. mr. dizolele has testified several times before the congress. his work has appeared frequently in many major news publications, and he is a frequent commentator on african affairs on television and radio. he served as election monitor in the drc in 2006, and again in 2011. and has also been indicted with united nations peacekeepers as a reporter. in addition, he is a veteran of the united states marine corps. thank you for your service. and i'd like to now go to steve hege. >> chairman smith, ranking member bass, and members of the subcommittee on africa
u.s. institute of peace. he has helped fund schools in darfur in refugee camps, now belongs to a satellite project with george clooney. mr. prendergast has worked for peace in africa for well over a quarter of a century. then we will hear from mvemba dizolele, who is a visiting fellow at stanford university's hoover institution, and professor, lecture and african studies at johns hopkins university school of advanced international studies. mr. dizolele has testified several times before the...
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the outgoing u.s. commander in africa talks about efforts to keep al qaeda out of african nations. >> according to advocates committee upon the administration efforts and government transparent era mix. monday the sunlight foundation on the farm on whether at the obama lived up to his pledge to do most of the government in american history. this discussion is 90 minutes. >> good morning. welcome to the advisory committee on transparency and the obama presidency. i'm sure in for with the sunlight foundation. local. many meanings of transparency. i'm not going to get to authenticate, but will focus on different facets of it. there's widely divergent opinions on successes of the obama administration and i hope to explore some today. president obama made a number of promises and his running for president. a number still available unchanged.gov under the course of the administration new issues came up for dealing with campaign finance disclosure to dealing with law suit. baseman chase changes. what has occu
the outgoing u.s. commander in africa talks about efforts to keep al qaeda out of african nations. >> according to advocates committee upon the administration efforts and government transparent era mix. monday the sunlight foundation on the farm on whether at the obama lived up to his pledge to do most of the government in american history. this discussion is 90 minutes. >> good morning. welcome to the advisory committee on transparency and the obama presidency. i'm sure in for with...
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i am very lucky to be part of the u.s. conference of mayors, and they allow me to represent san francisco as the innovative center for all the rest of the cities across the country. so we get to compare information and there. what these days i will get to talk to you while i am in washington, d.c., and you can hear what i am saying across there, so we can enjoy it -- wherever i go, you know i will be working and not fooling around. finally, we also are using technology to join our private companies in hiring san franciscans. hopefully some of your kids, some of your grandkids as well, are going to enjoy some of these great jobs in san francisco, because the companies that are here, many of them have agreed to use the virtual hiring practice called hiresf.org and share the technology to hire online send franciscans. we're doing the right here in our great city. i have a chief innovation officer, jane, who is working in my office. he keeps a good connection for both me and them members of the board of supervisors to share in
i am very lucky to be part of the u.s. conference of mayors, and they allow me to represent san francisco as the innovative center for all the rest of the cities across the country. so we get to compare information and there. what these days i will get to talk to you while i am in washington, d.c., and you can hear what i am saying across there, so we can enjoy it -- wherever i go, you know i will be working and not fooling around. finally, we also are using technology to join our private...
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um, the u.s. always says that this not about any one country, but if i'm a chinese military leader i would take it to mean china specifically and they do. >> china has a very concerted blue water policy. they believe that they need to dominate the seas. they are, uh, they are extraordinarily worrying to india on the one side, to our other asian allies, and we have understood the imperative of resourcing a push-back in the pacific. the problem is we haven't understood that we need to spend to do it and we haven't figured out how to spend to do it. >> when i talk to chinese defense analysts and scholars when i visit china they don't talk about these legacy systems. they are happy to let us patrol the sea lanes and do all the traditional great power things that require these big, extremely expensive systems. they want to jump over the world of aircraft carriers and manned bombers to a new era in which the wars will be fought in, in space, with blinding our sensors that are in space, and in cyberspace
um, the u.s. always says that this not about any one country, but if i'm a chinese military leader i would take it to mean china specifically and they do. >> china has a very concerted blue water policy. they believe that they need to dominate the seas. they are, uh, they are extraordinarily worrying to india on the one side, to our other asian allies, and we have understood the imperative of resourcing a push-back in the pacific. the problem is we haven't understood that we need to spend...
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we do not want u.s. troops on the ground. but i do think it is very important and that we work in -- collaboration?e helpin >> we're helping to arm the opposition? >> we're working with our allies to make sure that the allies except arms. -- get arms. it cannot be a blank check. unfortunately, some of the rebels have been infiltrated by al qaeda. i think assad should leave. his days are numbered. he either signs an agreement and leaves, or he will be forced to leave and maybe will never leave because it is the same thing that happened to some of the other dictators may happen to him. iran, hezbollah has been there fighting on his side, supplying him with all kinds of things. russia has been a bad player here. we think maybe we can pull things away a little bit. it is a big plus that we have finally recognized code along with other countries the opposition. >> i want to pursue a little bit on what you said about helping to arm rebels in syria. what do you know -- >> their arms that are going to the rebels. we know that is happ
we do not want u.s. troops on the ground. but i do think it is very important and that we work in -- collaboration?e helpin >> we're helping to arm the opposition? >> we're working with our allies to make sure that the allies except arms. -- get arms. it cannot be a blank check. unfortunately, some of the rebels have been infiltrated by al qaeda. i think assad should leave. his days are numbered. he either signs an agreement and leaves, or he will be forced to leave and maybe will...
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the u.s. with institute senior fellow james pierson. he discusses the three political revolutions that have set the stage for the new phase of political and economic development in america including thomas jefferson's revolution in 1800, the civil war and the new deal. this is about one hour and ten minutes. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. good evening. i'm president of the american enterprise institute and delighted to welcome you to this evening's bradley electorate entitled the political revolution 1789 come 1858, 1928 and today. it features a friend to many of you when he's also a fellow at the manhattan institute a lot of you have seen his work over the years when. this is an especially important topic today given that many of us believe we are on an inflection point at american politics. it was a lot of you know the circumstances that look remarkable in my view like today and many of your better historians and i am fallujah seat we had a dog year election and the 1938 economic gro
the u.s. with institute senior fellow james pierson. he discusses the three political revolutions that have set the stage for the new phase of political and economic development in america including thomas jefferson's revolution in 1800, the civil war and the new deal. this is about one hour and ten minutes. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. good evening. i'm president of the american enterprise institute and delighted to welcome you to this evening's bradley electorate entitled the...
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later, this week we continue to look at what the u.s. will look like by the year 2016. all coming up next as c-span's "washington journal" continues. we will be back in a moment. ♪ >> the white house was very controversial. the designer for washington's city -- he submitted the design for a palace. the americans were not having a palace. in 1821, european diplomats told the congress it was neither large nor awe-inspiring. if that were larger and more elegant, perhaps a president would be inclined to be its permanent resident. >> a photo credit has gathered a few of her favorite white house photos. watch sunday evening at 7:30 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> my inspiration was the idea that the wanted to explain how it happened. we do know the story of the cold war. we have seen the archives that describe relationships between roosevelt, stalin, churchill, and then truman. what i wanted to show what did it feel like to be one of the people who were subjected to this system and how did people make choices in that system and how did they behave. one of the things that has ha
later, this week we continue to look at what the u.s. will look like by the year 2016. all coming up next as c-span's "washington journal" continues. we will be back in a moment. ♪ >> the white house was very controversial. the designer for washington's city -- he submitted the design for a palace. the americans were not having a palace. in 1821, european diplomats told the congress it was neither large nor awe-inspiring. if that were larger and more elegant, perhaps a...
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. >> senior u.s. officials confirmed to fox news that syria have fully mixed an unknown quantitity of the deadly nerve agent loading it on to breakable canisters, an aerosol form to be dropped from above. in dublin, secretary of state clinton met with the russian foreign minister whose regime steadfastly defended syrias, but that changed as the russian leer, close to putin said, quot we have shared and do she the opinion that the existing government in syria has to carry out its function, but time shown this task is beyond its strength. >> it's now up to the russians to do everything possible and maximize their influence to ensure he does not use these weapons. >> it's also good to hear that some of the arab countries are trying to find a way to get them out. >> whether assad accepts the settlement that includes asylum in another country is far from clear. the deputy foreign minister said he's 100% sure that assad will never, ever leave syria. lou: thank you very much. chief washington correspondent,
. >> senior u.s. officials confirmed to fox news that syria have fully mixed an unknown quantitity of the deadly nerve agent loading it on to breakable canisters, an aerosol form to be dropped from above. in dublin, secretary of state clinton met with the russian foreign minister whose regime steadfastly defended syrias, but that changed as the russian leer, close to putin said, quot we have shared and do she the opinion that the existing government in syria has to carry out its function,...
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it is one of the biggest oil and gas producers in the u.s.. gerri: doesn't it matter if it loses contracts from the u.s.? >> they have a lot of contracts already. so those contracts don't go away. there is enonly on new contracts. it is important but i think it is a temporary deal. gerri: robert, you must come back and sit on the set again. always a pleasure. >> always happy to be here, gerri. gerri: still ahead tonight, a mountain of new regulations coming our way next year thanks to congress. we'll break it down. president obama promised to end crony capitalism. how is he doing? we'll have a report card. how do traders using technical analysis streamline their process? at fidelity, we do it by merging two tools into one. combining your customized charts with leading-edge analysis tools from recognia so you can quickly spot key trends and possible entry and exit points. we like this idea so much that we've applied for a patent. i'm colin beck of fidelity investnts. our integrated technical analysis is one more innovative reason serious invest
it is one of the biggest oil and gas producers in the u.s.. gerri: doesn't it matter if it loses contracts from the u.s.? >> they have a lot of contracts already. so those contracts don't go away. there is enonly on new contracts. it is important but i think it is a temporary deal. gerri: robert, you must come back and sit on the set again. always a pleasure. >> always happy to be here, gerri. gerri: still ahead tonight, a mountain of new regulations coming our way next year thanks...
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the u.s., 34% have one adl limitation. we looked at all the states and to apportion their of their people over age 60 and compared it to the national standard 34%. and so, obviously some states are going to have the low 34 percent and some will the way higher. if you look at the very dark space and the central part of the country, which includes kentucky, alabama, west virginia, those are the states that if you recruited -- include a limitation on adl, they have a very large population that falls into that category. the lightly colored states -- nevada,, roddick, minnesota, some of the others -- those states have basically a much healthier population over age 60. they have a much lower percentage of people over age 60 that have at least one limitation on their ability to continue independent living. if you wanted to move toward a full beneficiary equity, you would want to incorporate cost factors, and some of the key factors would be things like wages, food, the program provides meals to older
the u.s., 34% have one adl limitation. we looked at all the states and to apportion their of their people over age 60 and compared it to the national standard 34%. and so, obviously some states are going to have the low 34 percent and some will the way higher. if you look at the very dark space and the central part of the country, which includes kentucky, alabama, west virginia, those are the states that if you recruited -- include a limitation on adl, they have a very large population that...
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this hour a u.s. citizen has been arrested in afghanistan from kidnapers. the military coalition is saying he was snatched wednesday. he was rescued in an operation ordered by general john allen. this after intelligence showed he was in eminent danger of injury or death. now back to huckabee. >>> detroit is broke. detroit is in big stroubl. officials are figuring out what is the largest fan ever to bankruptcy. we kickoff the quotes of the week. >> after the election of jimmy carter the honorable andrew young he went to washington, d.c. and came back with basics. that's what you do. that's what you do. this is -- othere are people in overwhelming support of the reelection of this president. there ought to be a quid pro quo and you ought to exercise lied der ship on that. why not. >> let's be open about it. quid pro quo. can i tell you why that is a little bit of a problem? in most states's a felony to make a promise if you vote for a certain candidate that candidate will in turn give you something. it doesn't matter if it's an amount of money an appointment
this hour a u.s. citizen has been arrested in afghanistan from kidnapers. the military coalition is saying he was snatched wednesday. he was rescued in an operation ordered by general john allen. this after intelligence showed he was in eminent danger of injury or death. now back to huckabee. >>> detroit is broke. detroit is in big stroubl. officials are figuring out what is the largest fan ever to bankruptcy. we kickoff the quotes of the week. >> after the election of jimmy...
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confederate constitution one of the things they are told is the confederate constitution was a replica of the u.s. constitution the made a number of crucial changes and one of them was that they had it won german executives and i believe was up a five-year executive term. >> professor, was there a lot of political insight during the war in the south? >> there were no political parties. none of the things that interest in the party is it quickly was on the ropes and never really materialized. there was political opposition but it was in a quick kind of format. theoretically, everybody was a democrat. there was no republican party. no republican ticket you couldn't vote for a lincoln and certainly in the deep south, but they were all aligned with the southern wing of the democratic party and aprendo war the opposition rose and some of the more profoundly opposed to the davis administration on very good grounds it was a federally concentrated power regime of the entirety of american history. one looked at the union government, the structure of the states and the federal government in the union in th
confederate constitution one of the things they are told is the confederate constitution was a replica of the u.s. constitution the made a number of crucial changes and one of them was that they had it won german executives and i believe was up a five-year executive term. >> professor, was there a lot of political insight during the war in the south? >> there were no political parties. none of the things that interest in the party is it quickly was on the ropes and never really...
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u.s. officials will work with their partners to pursue what she called appropriate action. she said the security council may need to impose additional sanctions. experts say one reason they went what he had the launch was to get the upper hand in negotiations with the u.s. the north koreans have developed the capability to launch missiles that could reach the u.s. mainland. i started asking about the seriousness of these developments. now looking at this as a safety concern. they called the launch is provocative act. >> it undermines the global nonproliferation regime. it's regrettable that the leadership chose to take this in flagrant violation of its international obligations. >> the obama administration is also alarmed that north korea is getting closer to its goal of developing a long range missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. >> what further steps could the americans take? >> the u.s. had an agreement to provide north korea with food aid. the deal fell apart in april when th
u.s. officials will work with their partners to pursue what she called appropriate action. she said the security council may need to impose additional sanctions. experts say one reason they went what he had the launch was to get the upper hand in negotiations with the u.s. the north koreans have developed the capability to launch missiles that could reach the u.s. mainland. i started asking about the seriousness of these developments. now looking at this as a safety concern. they called the...
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make sure senior administration official brings desperately needed coordination and leadership to the u.s. export strategies in africa. it also makes sure that various agencies, such as the department of commerce, the export-import bank, the department of state and others are fully engaged in helping foster u.s. investment in africa. for months, we've been working with the various committees of the house and senate on this effort. i want to notably thank senator john kerry of massachusetts and senator dick lugar of indiana for seeing the unanimous -- the unanimous support through the foreign relations subcommittee was secured, as well as the banking and finance committees for their help in allowing us to go forward. the bill cleared the hotline on the democratic side some time ago and we've worked with a number of our republican colleagues to address many legitimate concerns. so imagine my disappointment at this, the closing hour, that i learned that there is a new republican hold blocking this bill at the very last minute. mr. president, you've been to africa. you know what we're facing
make sure senior administration official brings desperately needed coordination and leadership to the u.s. export strategies in africa. it also makes sure that various agencies, such as the department of commerce, the export-import bank, the department of state and others are fully engaged in helping foster u.s. investment in africa. for months, we've been working with the various committees of the house and senate on this effort. i want to notably thank senator john kerry of massachusetts and...
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it is one of the biggest oil and gas producers in the u.s.. gerri: doesn't it matter if it loses contracts from the u.s.? >> they have a lot of contracts already. so those contracts don't go away. there is enonly on new contracts. it is important but i think it is a temporary deal. gerri: robert, you must come back and sit on the set again. always a pleasure. >> always happy to be here, gerri. gerri: still ahead tonight, a mountain of new regulations coming our way next year thanks to congress. we'll break it down. president obama promised to end crony capitalism. how is he doing? we'll have a report card. gerri: brace yourselves for a tsunami of new regulations on the way. a study finds new regulation still under review by the obama administration could cost $106 billion before the end of the year. the biggest culprits? the epa and the energy department. here to explain the director of regulation policy for the american action forum. sam, welcome. i want to start with this $106 billion number we were talking about in the break. this is a lot
it is one of the biggest oil and gas producers in the u.s.. gerri: doesn't it matter if it loses contracts from the u.s.? >> they have a lot of contracts already. so those contracts don't go away. there is enonly on new contracts. it is important but i think it is a temporary deal. gerri: robert, you must come back and sit on the set again. always a pleasure. >> always happy to be here, gerri. gerri: still ahead tonight, a mountain of new regulations coming our way next year thanks...
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burns, u.s. or earlier before we had to take her break that we were using every available resource in the state department to get answers to these questions. you know, the state department can't even muster the resources to free an american veteran being hollowed in mexico against his will. i have little optimism that the state department will achieve positive results on bringing the murderers to justice a killer ambassador and his staff. i respect you are here, but i want decision-makers in front of this congress to answer to the american people on why we've got for dead americans. >> congressman, let me say a couple things. first with regard bringing to justice those responsible for the murders, what i said if every resource that the u.s. government, not just the state department is being brought to bear. >> i could be that, but that young man is still in mexico. >> thank you him ambassador. thank you very much, mr. johnson. mr. connolly of virginia is recognized. >> madam chairman, before my c
burns, u.s. or earlier before we had to take her break that we were using every available resource in the state department to get answers to these questions. you know, the state department can't even muster the resources to free an american veteran being hollowed in mexico against his will. i have little optimism that the state department will achieve positive results on bringing the murderers to justice a killer ambassador and his staff. i respect you are here, but i want decision-makers in...